Tex Winter was a legendary NBA assistant who was part of nine championship teams with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers. He died Wednesday at age 96. But he was also a USC basketball player as shown above, when he was known as Fred Winter. When you read stories on Winter, some say he invented the triangle offense made popular with the Bulls and … Continue reading Legendary NBA Assistant Tex Winter Was Also A Trojan
Another safety prospect for USC is Sione Vaki, a three-star prospect from Liberty High School in Brentwood, Calif. That’s the Brentwood in Northern California, by the way. Vaki is actually listed as a wide receiver by recruiting services, but like I said this morning, USC is desperate for safeties. Meanwhile, USC’s basketball team will scrimmage San Jose State on Oct. 20 and San Diego State … Continue reading USC Afternoon Notes
The NCAA announced future sites for the Final Four: Houston, Phoenix, San Antonio and Indianapolis will host the event in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. Where is Los Angeles? Or Inglewood, since the new Rams stadium was considered a natural venue for the Final Four. Maybe the lackluster interest in college basketball in Southern California is a factor. Although the area usually gets behind big events. … Continue reading NCAA Passes On Los Angeles For Final Four
I won’t focus much on USC not traveling to face the Arizona schools because that was already known: Non-Conference Games: Nov. 6: Robert Morris Nov. 11: Vanderbilt Nov. 14: Stetson Nov. 19: ^TBD (NABC Hall of Fame Classic) Nov. 20: ^TBD (NABC Hall of Fame Classic) Nov. 25: CSU Bakersfield Nov. 28: Long Beach State Dec. 1: Nevada Dec. 3: UC Davis Dec. 7: vs. … Continue reading USC Basketball Schedule Set
Several USC recruits led the Compton Magic to an 87-83 victory over D1 Minnesota in the championship game of the Adidas Gauntlet Finale in Westchester, N.Y. Evan Mobley had 17 points, Onyeka Okongwu had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Isaiah Mobley had 15 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. Another USC target, Johnny Juzang, had 17 points. Okongwu and Isaiah Mobley are already committed to … Continue reading USC Recruits Win Club Title
USC basketball received a commitment from small forward Max Agonkpolo of Santa Margarita. He is the No. 60-ranked player in the nation by Rivals for the Class of 2019. USC already has the No. 1-ranked class in the nation. Continue reading Four-Star Forward Max Agonkpolo Commits To USC
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